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Yep. The swap may help alleviate that, but North/Paine/Smith does not make for comfortable reading.
Ambitious call, that.
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*Official* Australia vs Pakistan in England
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Swap Norf and Watto.
Spark
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Haha, yes, get the bad times out of the way quickly so Ponting/Clarke/Hussey can repair and Watto can then do what he does best.
Nate
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Burgey
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Even the Aussie side under Tubby was prone to collapses though. It's going to happen when you get favourable conditions for quality pace bowling, because batsmen everywhere these days just play early at the first line cos of the era they've played in.
Doesn't mean they wouldn't be able to play in other eras mind you, because players adapt. But there will be more collapses when they aren't used to the moving ball.
Spark
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Happens far too often though. I don't think we've managed to string together four or five tests in a row without a hilarious failure from the middle/lower order.
Having said that, I think that 230-250 is still a very defendable score. Katich and Clarke have saved quite a few blushes here. Hussey too, although one feels Pakistan weren't trying their fullest to get him out (which I suppose is understandable)
Having said that, I think that 230-250 is still a very defendable score. Katich and Clarke have saved quite a few blushes here. Hussey too, although one feels Pakistan weren't trying their fullest to get him out (which I suppose is understandable)
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My suggestion may have been less than serious.
Let's just say, as a fan of good quick bowling, I'm really looking forward to see how Pakistan fare when they bat.
Xuhaib
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haha...exactly my sentiments if Pakistan score more then 150 in these conditions I will sell my house and live on the streets for the rest of my life and Asif should start juicing and start bowling again at 82-87 which he use to pre ban.
Nate
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Was thinking about this a bit more today. Imo the inexperienced Pakistani batsmen will probably go searching a bit, even when it's not on the stumps. Which turns Hilf into a superstar.
AlanJLegend
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MCC Spirit of Cricket test series scipt: Test 1
-Pakistan win the toss and send Australia in to bat
-After a reasonably good start, Australia collapse massively
-At the start of day 2, Pakistan faff about while Hussey and Bollinger add another 10 or so runs
-Pakistan bat and do a Pakistan'. They are all out for less than 200.
-Australia bat again and get 350-400. Clarke tons up.
-Pakistan flail around again and lose by 200 or so runs.
Sounds about right to me.
-Pakistan win the toss and send Australia in to bat
-After a reasonably good start, Australia collapse massively
-At the start of day 2, Pakistan faff about while Hussey and Bollinger add another 10 or so runs
-Pakistan bat and do a Pakistan'. They are all out for less than 200.
-Australia bat again and get 350-400. Clarke tons up.
-Pakistan flail around again and lose by 200 or so runs.
Sounds about right to me.
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No let them carry on all the way through till after the ashes.
Spark
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